We bless each business and place of work. We bless you so that whatever you

turn your hand to which is wholesome may be fruitful and profitable, that the

work of your hands may be fruitful and prosperous, and that you will have

enough to live and enough to give.

We bless each place of learning to be a safe and secure environment where

teachers, pupils and support staff may flourish and thrive. We bless each child

and student to have an increased capacity to learn and grow, able to develop

good, healthy, helpful relationships.

We speak to every local church in our community and speak the blessings of

the Lord upon you. In the name of Jesus we bless you that the Holy Spirit and

the Word of God may flow freely and fully, that each minister and leader may

know the power and presence of God, and may be convicted and empowered

to faithfully interpret and preach the Word, to generously and graciously

model the servant-heart of Christ and the love of the Father, and to share the

comfort of the Spirit.

We bless each Christian community to be a thriving and saturated place of

God’s presence, knowing the fullness of His peace, provision and power. We

bless you to respond to His leading, to recognise and respond to the voice of

the Spirit and to be drawn into an ever-deepening relationship with the living

God.

We bless each person in the community to discover the life-changing truth of

His forgiveness and acceptance and to experience first-hand the wonder of

new life in Him, the joy of being children and citizens of His kingdom, and

the miracle of His indwelling presence by the Holy Spirit.

In the name of Jesus and to His glory,

Amen.

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FRIDAY BLESSINGS

On Friday mornings, we speak blessings over our churches and our communities. Below is

an example you may want to follow, but do feel free to let the Lord lead you. You may want

to stand and face the town or people you are speaking blessings over, stretching out your

hands toward them as a simple way of acknowledging your intention before the Lord both to

bless and to be a blessing to them.

Precious Heavenly Father, we thank You that You have saved us, redeemed

us and established us in Your Kingdom as priests to serve You (Rev 1:6). Just

as You called Your priests of old to proclaim blessings, so we take up our

priestly mantle, and by the authority You have given us in the name of Jesus,

we speak to every household in this town and surrounds and say to you:

“We bless you in the name of the Lord. We bless your marriages. We bless the

relationships between husbands and wives, that they may be strong, cultivating

deep roots of love, walking in forgiveness toward each other; united, speaking

with one heart and one voice. We bless fathers to have hearts turned to their

children, and children to have their hearts turned to their fathers. We bless

mothers to form deep, strong and healthy relationships with their children.

We bless you, fathers and mothers, to be strengthened and refreshed as you

carry out your responsibilities and as you set a good and godly example for

your children. We bless wider family relationships that they may be strong and

deep, that there may be love, peace and understanding flowing freely between

each other. In the name of Jesus, we bless every wholesome and supportive

friendship, to be deepened and strengthened.

We bless the health and well-being of this community, that you may be strong

and well. We bless you in the name of Jesus and speak against any and all

sickness and disease that seek to invade this community. We say to all the

residents; be strong and healthy. To those who are sick, we bless you to make

a speedy and full recovery in Jesus’ name.

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INDEX

Introduction to the Rhythm of Daily Prayer……… 2

Morning Prayer ………………………………….. 3

Lunchtime Prayer ………………………………... 6

Evening Prayer …………………………………... 8

Night Prayer (Compline) ………………………… 10

Cycle of Daily Readings ………………………….. 12

Friday Blessings ………………………………….. 24

An Introduction to the Rhythm of Daily Prayer

This Rhythm of Daily Prayer is modelled on the one used at Ffald-y-Brenin. My heart’s cry is that it will be an instrument that the Lord will use to lead you into His blessing, and that it will enable you to walk in step with the Holy Spirit through the day, infusing the whole of your day with the knowledge of His Presence and allowing Him to speak to, and with, you as you journey through the day.

Although liturgy has been used, it is simply to provide a trellis (or framework) around which you can meet with the Lord. There is lots of space for the Holy Spirit to break in and minister; so be receptive to His still, small voice. It is not a script to be religiously followed, but a simple tool to help introduce a regular rhythm to your prayer life as a means of building your day around prayer rather than trying to fit prayer into your day. Each morning and evening prayer is accompanied by a Bible reading with the first reading forming part of the Morning Prayer and the second reading as part of Evening Prayer. This will enable you to read through the entire New Testament and Proverbs twice a year, and through the book of Psalms once. Of course, you may feel that the Lord is leading you to read a different portion of Scripture on any given day. That is fine. Feel free to be open to His leading. I would, however, encourage you to read the Scripture portion aloud and slowly, reflecting on what you are reading and inviting the Lord to speak and minister to you. This draws on an ancient method of Bible reading called ‘Lectio Divina’, or ‘Divine Reading.’ It is a helpful, interactive method that acknowledges that God’s word is living and active, and that He wants to speak to us through it and invite a response to what He is saying. You may also want to keep a journal, taking a moment during (or after) your prayer time to record what you feel the Lord has revealed to you or prompted you to do.

You will also note that some of the text is in normal font while some is in bold-type. If you are doing this as part of a group, have one person lead, reading the text in normal type, with the group responding by reading the text in bold-type. Read slowly, thoughtfully and prayerfully. Friday mornings provide an opportunity to speak blessings over your local community and over those you meet. Here is an example of a daily rhythm of prayer. Feel free to adapt it to suit your circumstances. Be blessed!

Morning Prayer: 9.30am

Lunchtime Prayer: 1.30pm

Evening Prayer: 7.00pm

Night Prayer: 9.30pm

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December 1st: Titus 1 | Titus 2 2nd: Titus 3 | Philemon 1 3rd: Hebrews 1 | Hebrews 2 4th: Hebrews 3 | Hebrews 4 5th: Hebrews 5 | Hebrews 6 6th: Hebrews 7 | Hebrews 8 7th: Hebrews 9 | Hebrews 10 8th: Hebrews 11 | Hebrews 12 9th: Hebrews 13 | James 1 10th: James 2 | James 3 11th: James 4 | James 5 12th: 1 Peter 1 | 1 Peter 2 13th: 1 Peter 3 | 1 Peter 4 14th: 1 Peter 5 | 2 Peter 1 15th: 2 Peter 2 | 2 Peter 3 16th: 1 John 1 | 1 John 2 17th: 1 John 3 | 1 John 4 18th: 1 John 5 | 2 John 19th: 3 John | Jude 20th: Revelation 1 | Revelation 2 21st: Revelation 3 | Revelation 4 22nd: Revelation 5 | Revelation 6 23rd: Revelation 7 | Revelation 8 24th: Revelation 9 | Revelation 10 25th: Revelation 11 | Revelation 12 26th: Revelation 13 | Revelation 14 27th: Revelation 15 | Revelation 16 28th: Revelation 17 | Revelation 18 29th: Revelation 19 | Revelation 20 30th: Revelation 21 | Revelation 22

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November 1st: 1 Corinthians 8 | 1 Corinthians 9 2nd: 1 Corinthians 10 | 1 Corinthians 11 3rd: 1 Corinthians 12 | 1 Corinthians 13 4th: 1 Corinthians 14 | 1 Corinthians 15 5th: 1 Corinthians 16 | 2 Corinthians 1 6th: 2 Corinthians 2 | 2 Corinthians 3 7th: 2 Corinthians 4 | 2 Corinthians 5 8th: 2 Corinthians 6 | 2 Corinthians 7 9th: 2 Corinthians 8 | 2 Corinthians 9 10th: 2 Corinthians 10 | 2 Corinthians 11 11th: 2 Corinthians 12 | 2 Corinthians 13 12th: Galatians 1 | Galatians 2 13th: Galatians 3 | Galatians 4 14th: Galatians 5 | Galatians 6 15th: Ephesians 1 | Ephesians 2 16th: Ephesians 3 | Ephesians 4 17th: Ephesians 5 | Ephesians 6 18th: Philippians 1 | Philippians 2 19th: Philippians 3 | Philippians 4 20th: Colossians 1 | Colossians 2 21st: Colossians 3 | Colossians 4 22nd: 1 Thessalonians 1 | 1 Thessalonians 2 23rd: 1 Thessalonians 3 | 1 Thessalonians 4 24th: 2 Thessalonians 1 | 1 Thessalonians 2 25th: 2 Thessalonians 3 | 2 Thessalonians 4 26th: 1 Timothy 1 | 1 Timothy 2 27th: 1 Timothy 3 | 1 Timothy 4 28th: 1 Timothy 5 | 1 Timothy 6 29th: 2 Timothy 1 | 2 Timothy 2 30th: 2 Timothy 3 | 2 Timothy 4

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MORNING PRAYER

Start with a time of silence, quieting your heart in the Lord’s presence and inviting Him to

meet with you.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

(Psalm 51:15 ESV)

Blessed are You great and mighty God;

We give You glory, honour and praise both now and forevermore!

Sing: Choose a worship song (or hymn) and prayerfully sing it to the Lord, reflecting on

the words you are offering to Him. Sing from the heart - not simply from the head.

Invite Him to inhabit your praises.

But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come

to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks

him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the

LORD.

(Lam 3:21-26 ESV)

In a moment of quiet reflection, invite the Lord to be enthroned anew in your life in every

situation, in every circumstance and in every relationship. Ask Him to bring to mind any

situation or circumstance that He wants you to lift to Him in prayer. If there is anything

in your life right now that has left you feeling hopeless, stressed, weary or overwhelmed, bring

it to the Lord and invite the God of hope to renew your hope.

With this in mind, read the following Scripture:

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,

so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

(Ro 15:13 ESV)

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Gracious and Almighty God,

Because of Your great mercy and grace, we lay our lives down before

You afresh today as a living sacrifice. We choose to die to our old self,

and ask You to pour Your mighty resurrection power through us.

This day, may the fragrance of Christ be revealed in our lives as You

come in power to establish Your kingdom.

This day, we invite You to lead us and ask that You help us both to

know and to yield to Your leading, teaching us and empowering us to

respond in humble, simple obedience to Your still, small voice in every

circumstance.

Pause and reflect.

Lord, You have promised that if we ask anything according to Your will,

You hear us. As we now come to read the Scriptures, we ask You to help

us. Open our eyes to behold wondrous things out of Your word.

Scripture Reading: If you would like to follow the cycle of reading in this booklet, please turn

to the Cycle of Daily Readings, starting on page 12. Alternatively, feel free to read a portion

of Scripture that the Lord may be laying on your heart.

After you have read slowly and reflectively, pause and pray, considering the verse(s) that have

come to light in a new way. Dwell on them and let them inspire and shape your prayer(s).

Prayer Time – Pray as you feel led.

Friday Morning Blessings: Friday mornings provide an opportunity to proclaim the Friday

Morning Blessings (see page 24).

The Lord’s Prayer: You may want to take a moment to say the Lord’s Prayer.

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October 1st: John 11 | John 12 2nd: John 13 | John 14 3rd: John 15 | John 16 4th: John 17 | John 18 5th: John 19 | John 20 6th: John 21 | Acts 1 7th: Acts 2 | Acts 3 8th: Acts 4 | Acts 5 9th: Acts 7 | Acts 6 10th: Acts 8 | Acts 9 11th: Acts 10 | Acts 11 12th: Acts 12 | Acts 13 13th: Acts 14 | Acts 15 14th: Acts 16 | Acts 17 15th: Acts 18 | Acts 19 16th: Acts 20 | Acts 21 17th: Acts 22 | Acts 23 18th: Acts 24 | Acts 25 19th: Acts 26 | Acts 27 20th: Acts 28 | Romans 1 21st: Romans 2 | Romans 3 22nd: Romans 4 | Romans 5 23rd: Romans 6 | Romans 7 24th: Romans 8 | Romans 9 25th: Romans 10 | Romans 11 26th: Romans 12 | Romans 13 27th: Romans 14 | Romans 15 28th: Romans 16 | 1 Corinthians 1 29th: 1 Corinthians 2 | 1 Corinthians 3 30th: 1 Corinthians 4 | 1 Corinthians 5 31st: 1 Corinthians 6 | 1 Corinthians 7

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September 1st: Matthew 19 | Matthew 20 2nd: Matthew 21 | Matthew 22 3rd: Matthew 23 | Matthew 24 4th: Matthew 25 | Matthew 26 5th: Matthew 27 | Matthew 28 6th: Mark 1 | Mark 2 7th: Mark 3 | Mark 4 8th: Mark 5 | Mark 6 9th: Mark 7 | Mark 8 10th: Mark 9 | Mark 10 11th: Mark 11 | Mark 12 12th: Mark 13 | Mark 14 13th: Mark 15 | Mark 16 14th: Luke 1 | Luke 2 15th: Luke 3 | Luke 4 16th: Luke 5 | Luke 6 17th: Luke 7 | Luke 8 18th: Luke 9 | Luke 10 19th: Luke 11 | Luke 12 20th: Luke 13 | Luke 14 21st: Luke 15 | Luke 16 22nd: Luke 17 | Luke 18 23rd: Luke 19 | Luke 20 24th: Luke 21 | Luke 22 25th: Luke 23 | Luke 24 26th: John 1 | John 2 27th: John 3 | John 4 28th: John 5 | John 6 29th: John 7 | John 8 30th: John 9 | John 10

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Lord, I surrender this day to You to do Your will and to walk in

obedience to Your word. Mindful of this, I think now on Your

command:

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for

this is the Law and the Prophets.”

(Mt 7:12)

O High King of Heaven, have mercy on our nation.

Revive Your Church and send Your Holy Spirit to breathe new life in

us, filling us with Your presence. Wherever we may go today, may You

reach out through us to touch the lost, to care for the least and to

minister to the broken. May Your Kingdom come this day and may

Your name be honoured in all that we say and do. In Jesus’ mighty

name we pray. Amen.

Christ as a light illumine and guide me.

Christ as a shield overshadow me.

Christ under me, Christ over me,

Christ beside me, on my left and my right.

This day be within and without me,

Lowly and meek, yet all-powerful

Be in the heart of each to whom I speak,

In the mouth of each who speaks to me.

This day be within and without me,

Lowly and meek, yet all-powerful.

Christ as light, Christ as a shield,

Christ beside me on my left and my right.

(Adapted from Patrick’s Breastplate)

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LUNCHTIME PRAYER

These prayers should be prayed slowly and reflectively. Take a moment to be still in the

Lord’s presence. Choose to give this time completely to Him.

Be still and know that I am God.

(Psalm 46:10a NLT)

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my saviour;

My God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the

power that saves me, and my place of safety.

(Psalm 18:2 TLB)

We come to You as the sun rides high

To pause and give You glory.

We invite You into middle of our day.

May Your rest be upon us.

Come Holy Spirit.

We hand every burden over to You now and thank You for Your

prevailing peace.

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God

is a refuge for us.

(Psalm 62:5-8 ESV)

Now, hand any thoughts, cares or concerns over to the Lord and invite Him to be Lord over

the situation.

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August 1st: Hebrews 13 | James 1 2nd: James 2 | James 3 3rd: James 4 | James 5 4th: 1 Peter 1 | 1 Peter 2 5th: 1 Peter 3 | 1 Peter 4 6th: 1 Peter 5 | 2 Peter 1 7th: 2 Peter 2 | 2 Peter 3 8th: 1 John 1 | 1 John 2 9th: 1 John 3 | 1 John 4 10th: 1 John 5 | 2 John 11th: 3 John | Jude 12th: Revelation 1 | Revelation 2 13th: Revelation 3 | Revelation 4 14th: Revelation 5 | Revelation 6 15th: Revelation 7 | Revelation 8 16th: Revelation 9 | Revelation 10 17th: Revelation 11 | Revelation 12 18th: Revelation 13 | Revelation 14 19th: Revelation 15 | Revelation 16 20th: Revelation 17 | Revelation 18 21st: Revelation 19 | Revelation 20 22nd: Revelation 21 | Revelation 22 23rd: Matthew 1 | Matthew 2 24th: Matthew 3 | Matthew 4 25th: Matthew 5 | Matthew 6 26th: Matthew 7 | Matthew 8 27th: Matthew 9 | Matthew 10 28th: Matthew 11 | Matthew 12 29th: Matthew 13 | Matthew 14 30th: Matthew 15 | Matthew 16 31st: Matthew 17 | Matthew 18

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July 1st: Proverbs 4 | 1 Thessalonians 1 2nd: 1 Thessalonians 2 | Proverbs 5 3rd: 1 Thessalonians 3 | Proverbs 6 4th: Proverbs 7 | 1 Thessalonians 4 5th: 1 Thessalonians 5 | Proverbs 8 6th: 2 Thessalonians 1 | Proverbs 9 7th: Proverbs 10 | 2 Thessalonians 2 8th 2 Thessalonians 3 | Proverbs 11 9th: 1 Timothy 1 | Proverbs 12 10th: Proverbs 13 | 1 Timothy 2 11th: 1 Timothy 3 | Proverbs 14 12th: 1 Timothy 4 | Proverbs 15 13th: Proverbs 16 | 1 Timothy 5 14th: 1 Timothy 6 | Proverbs 17 15th: 2 Timothy 1 | Proverbs 18 16th: Proverbs 19 | 2 Timothy 2 17th: 2 Timothy 3 | Proverbs 20 18th: 2 Timothy 4 | Proverbs 21 19th: Proverbs 22 | Titus 1 20th: Titus 2 | Proverbs 23 21st: Titus 3 | Proverbs 24 22nd: Proverbs 25 | Philemon 1 23rd: Hebrews 1 | Proverbs 26 24th: Proverbs 27 | Hebrews 2 25th: Hebrews 3 | Proverbs 28 26th: Hebrews 4 | Proverbs 29 27th: Proverbs 30 | Hebrews 5 28th: Hebrews 6 | Proverbs 31 29th: Hebrews 7 | Hebrews 8 30th: Hebrews 9 | Hebrews 10 31st: Hebrews 11 | Hebrews 12

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O Lord, our Lord,

How majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory

above the heavens.

(Psalm 8:1 ESV)

Pause as you lift the nations of the world to the Lord as He brings them to mind. Pray that

His name will be exalted.

Now, take a moment to reflect on the different attributes and characteristics of God. What

attributes or characteristics stand out for you right now? In light of this, how would you like

God to reveal Himself to you in a deeper way today? Take a moment to invite Him to so

do.

Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through

him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

(Heb 7:25 NIV)

Since Jesus ever lives to make intercession for us, invite the Lord to lay on your heart the

things that He is praying right now and spend some time praying as you feel led.

O precious and glorious God,

Bless us as we go about our work. Be with us this afternoon and be ever

close to us. Help us to see You in others and to see others as people

made in Your image. Keep us in the beautiful attitudes of Your peace

and presence; joyful, gentle, simple.

May the favour of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our

hands for us - yes, establish the work of our hands.

(Psalm 90:17 NIV)

Amen.

Close with a worship song/hymn

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EVENING PRAYER

Spend a few moments being still in the Lord’s presence and invite him to come and have His

way.

It is good to give thanks to the LORD

And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning

And Your faithfulness by night.

(Ps 92:1-2 ESV)

Sing: Choose a worship song and sing it to the Lord. Think about the words

you are singing and offer them as praise to Him.

Father, we come to you as the day ends to say thank You.

Thank you, Father.

For all the encouragement and strength You have brought to us this day, for

all the provisions You have bestowed upon us and all the kindnesses You have

shown,

Thank You, Jesus.

For all that we have seen and learnt both of and from You today, for each

new insight You have revealed and every old insight You have enabled us to

see in a fresh light,

Thank You, Holy Spirit.

For all the people we have interacted with today, whether by phone or email,

online or in person, and for all that You have taught us and shown us as a

consequence,

Thank you, gracious God.

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June 1st: Psalm 122 | 2 Corinthians 4 2nd: 2 Corinthians 5 | Psalm 123 3rd: 2 Corinthians 6 | Psalm 124 4th: Psalm 125 | 2 Corinthians 7 5th: 2 Corinthians 8 | Psalm 126 6th: 2 Corinthians 9 | Psalm 127 7th: Psalm 128-129 | 2 Corinthians 10 8th: 2 Corinthians 11 | Psalm 130-131 9th: Psalm 132 | 2 Corinthians 12 10th: 2 Corinthians 13 | Psalm 133 11th: Galatians 1 | Psalm 134 12th: Psalm 135 | Galatians 2 13th: Galatians 3 | Psalm 136 14th: Galatians 4 | Psalm 137 15th: Psalm 138 | Galatians 5 16th: Galatians 6 | Psalm 139 17th: Ephesians 1 | Psalm 140 18th: Psalm 141 | Ephesians 2 19th: Ephesians 3 | Psalm 142 20th: Psalm 143 | Ephesians 4 21st: Ephesians 5 | Psalm 144 22nd: Ephesians 6 | Psalm 145 23rd: Psalm 146 | Philippians 1 24th: Philippians 2 | Psalm 147 25th: Philippians 3 | Psalm 148 26th: Psalm 149 | Philippians 4 27th: Colossians 1 | Psalm 150 28th: Colossians 2 | Proverbs 1 29th: Proverbs 2 | Colossians 3 30th: Colossians 4 | Proverbs 3

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May 1st: Romans 5 | Psalm 91 2nd: Romans 6 | Psalm 92 3rd: Psalm 93 | Romans 7 4th: Romans 8 | Psalm 94 5th: Romans 9 | Psalm 95 6th: Psalm 96 | Romans 10 7th: Romans 11 | Psalm 97 8th: Romans 12 | Psalm 98 9th: Psalm 99 | Romans 13 10th: Romans 14 | Psalm 100 11th: Romans 15 | Psalm 101 12th: Psalm 102 | Romans 16 13th: 1 Corinthians 1 | Psalm 103 14th: 1 Corinthians 2 | Psalm 104 15th: Psalm 105 | 1 Corinthians 3 16th: 1 Corinthians 4 | Psalm 106 17th: Psalm 107 | 1 Corinthians 5 18th: 1 Corinthians 6 | Psalm 108 19th: Psalm 109 | 1 Corinthians 7 20th: Psalm 110 | 1 Corinthians 8 21st: 1 Corinthians 9 | Psalm 111 22nd: 1 Corinthians 10 | Psalm 112 23rd: Psalm 113 | 1 Corinthians 11 24th: 1 Corinthians 12 | Psalm 114 25th: 1 Corinthians 13 | Psalm 115 26th: Psalm 116 | 1 Corinthians 14 27th: 1 Corinthians 15 | Psalm 117 28th: 1 Corinthians 16 | Psalm 118 29th: Psalm 119 | 2 Corinthians 1 30th: 2 Corinthians 2 | Psalm 120 31st: 2 Corinthians 3 | Psalm 121

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Lord, You have promised that if we ask anything according to Your will,

You hear us. As we now come to spend time in the Scriptures, help us;

open our eyes to behold the wondrous things out of Your word.

Scripture Reading: If you would like to follow the cycle of reading in this booklet, please turn

to the Cycle of Daily Readings, starting on page 12. Alternatively, feel free to read a portion

of Scripture that the Lord may be laying on your heart.

After you have read slowly and reflectively, pause and pray, considering the verse(s) that have

come to light in a new way. Dwell on them and let them inspire and shape your prayer(s).

Prayer time: Pray as the Lord leads you.

I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress

and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield,

and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who

is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

(Ps 18:1-2 ESV)

Lord, whatever darkness touches me, whether physical, emotional or

spiritual, I thank You and trust You to lighten it. I believe and trust

wholeheartedly in You.

I now commit this evening to you and invite You to be in it, speaking

as You desire, prompting as You choose, and drawing me into an ever-

deeper relationship with You. I love you, Lord, my refuge and my

strength.

I go into this night thankful that that You will bless me and keep me,

that You will make Your face to shine upon me and be gracious to me;

that You will turn Your face towards me and give me peace. Your praise

will forever be on my lips.

Amen.

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NIGHT PRAYER

(COMPLINE)

Heavenly Father, I ask that You grant me a quiet night and a perfect end to

this day.

Amen.

Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I will praise the Lord,

who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes

always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will

rest secure.

(Psalm 16:1, 7-9 NIV)

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! In your

righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and

save me!

(Ps 71:1-2 ESV)

For You are my hope, sovereign Lord, my confidence.

My mouth is filled with Your praise.

You give rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.

You give hope to the hopeless and restore the broken in heart.

In repentance and rest is my salvation.

In quietness and trust is my strength.

Pause and take a moment in silence to reflect on the day. Invite the Lord to speak to you

about the day.

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April 1st: Psalm 61 | Acts 3 2nd: Acts 4 | Psalm 62 3rd: Acts 5 | Psalm 63 4th: Psalm 64 | Acts 6 5th: Acts 7 | Psalm 65 6th: Acts 8 | Psalm 66 7th: Psalm 67 | Acts 9 8th: Acts 10 | Psalm 68 9th: Acts 11 | Psalm 69 10th: Psalm 70 | Acts 12 11th: Acts 13 | Psalm 71 12th: Acts 14 | Psalm 72 13th: Psalm 73 | Acts 15 14th: Acts 16 | Psalm 74 15th: Acts 17 | Psalm 75 16th: Psalm 76 | Acts 18 17th: Acts 19 | Psalm 77 18th: Acts 20 | Psalm 78 19th: Psalm 79 | Acts 21 20th: Acts 22 | Psalm 80 21st: Acts 23 | Psalm 81 22nd: Psalm 82 | Acts 24 23rd: Acts 25 | Psalm 83 24th: Psalm 84 | Acts 26 25th: Acts 27 | Psalm 85 26th: Acts 28 | Psalm 86 27th: Psalm 87 | Romans 1 28th: Romans 2 | Psalm 88 29th: Romans 3 | Psalm 89 30th: Psalm 90 | Romans 4

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March

1st: Psalm 30 | Luke 17 2nd: Luke 18 | Psalm 31 3rd: Luke 19 | Psalm 32 4th: Psalm 33 | Luke 20 5th: Luke 21 | Psalm 34 6th: Luke 22 | Psalm 35 7th: Psalm 36 | Luke 23 8th: Luke 24 | Psalm 37 9th: Psalm 38 | John 1 10th: John 2 | Psalm 39 11th: John 3 | Psalm 40 12th: Psalm 41 | John 4 13th: John 5 | Psalm 42 14th: John 6 | Psalm 43 15th: Psalm 44 | John 7 16th: John 8 | Psalm 45 17th: John 9 | Psalm 46 18th: Psalm 47 | John 10 19th: John 11 | Psalm 48 20th: John 12 | Psalm 49 21st: Psalm 50 | John 13 22nd: John 14 | Psalm 51 23rd: John 15 | Psalm 52 24th: Psalm 53 | John 16 25th: John 17 | Psalm 54 26th: John 18 | Psalm 55 27th: Psalm 56 | John 19 28th: John 20 | Psalm 57 29th: John 21 | Psalm 58 30th: Psalm 59 | Acts 1 31st: Acts 2 | Psalm 60

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Merciful and gracious God, I confess to You before the whole company

of heaven and before one another that I have sinned today in thought,

word and deed. Forgive me Lord for what I have done and for what I

have failed to do in Your name.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love; according

to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. Wash away all

my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Forgive me Lord and raise me

up to new life in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Lord, You are my strength and my song.

You have become my salvation.

You are my God and I will praise You.

With every breath may You be praised!

All glory, honour and praise be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy

Spirit. Both now and forevermore.

Amen.

Sing: Choose a worship song and sing it to the Lord. Think about the words

you are singing and offer them as praise to Him.

Father, bless this time of rest. I bless You Lord to give me counsel in

the night as You desire, to give me dreams, to give me visions, to refresh

me and to strengthen me so that in waking, Your praise may ever be on

my lips. At the end of this day, I lift up my loved ones and friends to

You. I pray that You would keep us all in Your steadfast love and that

You watch over us in our sleep.

May You bless us and keep us, may You make Your face to shine upon

us and be gracious to us; may You look kindly on us and give us peace.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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CYCLE OF DAILY READINGS The following cycle of readings works through the whole New Testament and

Proverbs twice each year, and through the Psalms once.

January

1st: Matthew 1 | Proverbs 1 2nd: Matthew 2 | Proverbs 2 3rd: Proverbs 3 | Matthew 3 4th: Matthew 4 | Proverbs 4 5th: Matthew 5 | Proverbs 5 6th: Proverbs 6 | Matthew 6 7th: Matthew 7 | Proverbs 7 8th: Matthew 8 | Proverbs 8 9th: Proverbs 9 | Matthew 9 10th: Matthew 10 | Proverbs 10 11th: Matthew 11 | Proverbs 11 12th: Proverbs 12 | Matthew 12 13th: Matthew 13 | Proverbs 13 14th: Matthew 14 | Proverbs 14 15th: Proverbs 15 | Matthew 15 16th: Matthew 16 | Proverbs 16 17th: Matthew 17 | Proverbs 17 18th: Proverbs 18 | Matthew 18 19th: Matthew 19 | Proverbs 19 20th: Matthew 20 | Proverbs 20 21st: Proverbs 21 | Matthew 21 22nd: Matthew 22 | Proverbs 22 23rd: Proverbs 23 | Matthew 23 24th: Matthew 24 | Proverbs 24 25th: Matthew 25 | Proverbs 25 26th: Proverbs 26 | Matthew 26 27th: Matthew 27 | Proverbs 27 28th: Matthew 28 | Proverbs 28 29th: Proverbs 29 | Mark 1 30th: Mark 2 | Proverbs 30 31st: Mark 3 | Proverbs 31

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February

1st: Psalm 1 | Mark 4 2nd: Mark 5 | Psalm 2 3rd: Mark 6 | Psalm 3 4th: Psalm 4 | Mark 7 5th: Mark 8 | Psalm 5 6th: Mark 9 | Psalm 6 7th: Psalm 7 | Mark 10 8th: Mark 11 | Psalm 8 9th: Mark 12 | Psalm 9 10th: Psalm 10 | Mark 13 11th: Mark 14 | Psalm 11 12th: Mark 15 | Psalm 12 13th: Psalm 13 | Mark 16 14th: Luke 1 | Psalm 14 15th: Psalm 15 | Luke 2 16th: Luke 3 | Psalm 16 17th: Luke 4 | Psalm 17 18th: Psalm 18 | Luke 5 19th: Luke 6 | Psalm 19 20th: Luke 7 | Psalm 20 21st: Psalm 21 | Luke 8 22nd: Luke 9 | Psalm 22 23rd: Luke 10 | Psalm 23 24th: Psalm 24 | Luke 11 25th: Luke 12 | Psalm 25 26th: Luke 13 | Psalm 26 27th: Psalm 27 | Luke 14 28th: Luke 15 | Psalm 28 29th: Luke 16 | Psalm 29

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